COUNCIL FOR HIGHER EDUCATION ACCRE… - Form 990 Financial Data

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1996

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

CYNTHIA JACKSON-HAMMOND

Phone

2029556126

Tax Period

2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30

COUNCIL FOR HIGHER EDUCATION ACCREDITATION, founded in 1996, is a community nonprofit in the Education sector that reported $3.7M in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Expenses of $3.5M left a modest 4% surplus.

Mission

THE COUNCIL IS DEDICATED TO SERVING STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, SPONSORING BODIES, GOVERNMENTS AND EMPLOYERS BY PROMOTING ACADEMIC QUALITY THROUGH FORMAL RECOGNITION OF HIGHER EDUCATION ACCREDITING BODIES AND COORDINATES AND WORKS TO ADVANCE SELF-REGULATION THROUGH ACCREDITATION.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $1,257,850 Revenue: $3,252,247

MEMBERSHIP SERVICES - SERVED AS PRIMARY NATIONAL FORUM FOR ACCREDITATION AND QUALITY REVIEW THROUGH SPONSORSHIP OF MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES INVOLVING THE ACADEMIC AND ACCREDITATION COMMUNITIES...

MEMBERSHIP SERVICES - SERVED AS PRIMARY NATIONAL FORUM FOR ACCREDITATION AND QUALITY REVIEW THROUGH SPONSORSHIP OF MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES INVOLVING THE ACADEMIC AND ACCREDITATION COMMUNITIES, POLICY MAKERS, AND THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY. PROVIDED SERVICES TO MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS AND RECOGNIZED ACCREDITING ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH CONDUCTING RESEARCH AND POLICY ANALYSIS, MAINTENANCE OF CHEA COMPREHENSIVE DATABASE AND ENGAGING UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTS IN THE POLICY AND PROCESS OF ACCREDITATION.

Program 2

Expenses: $599,312

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS - SUSTAINED AND MAINTAINED A STRATEGIC AND EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS PROGRAM.

Program 3

Expenses: $548,500 Revenue: $90,000

RECOGNITION POLICY - AFFIRMS THAT THE STANDARDS AND PROCESSES OF THE ACCREDITING ORGANIZATION ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE ACADEMIC QUALITY, IMPROVEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY EXPECTATIONS THAT CHEA HAS...

RECOGNITION POLICY - AFFIRMS THAT THE STANDARDS AND PROCESSES OF THE ACCREDITING ORGANIZATION ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE ACADEMIC QUALITY, IMPROVEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY EXPECTATIONS THAT CHEA HAS ESTABLISHED.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $45,000

Program Service Revenue $3,342,247

Investment Income $256,232

Other Revenue $11,228

TOTAL REVENUE $3,654,707

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $2,192,004

Fundraising Expenses $0

Program Expenses $2,874,536

Other Expenses $1,314,821

TOTAL EXPENSES $3,506,825

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2023	2022	Change
Revenue	$3,654,707	$3,529,390	+0.0%
Expenses	$3,506,825	$3,291,639	+0.1%
Net Income	$147,882	$237,751	-0.4%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✓ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

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Liquidity & Cash Position

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✓ Conflict of Interest Policy

✓ Whistleblower Policy

✓ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✓ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$494,750

Total Directors

Key Employees

$681,590

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
GENA GLICKMAN	CHAIR	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
DOTTIE KING	VICE CHAIR	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT CLARK	TREASURER	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
ANTOINE GARIBALDI	SECRETARY	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
KASSANDRA ARDINGER	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
PAULETTA BROWN BRACY	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
JOSEPH BRIMHALL	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
COLETTE PIERCE BURNETTE	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
DARELL CAIN	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
F JAVIER CEVALLOS	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
SHARON DEVIVO	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
TIMOTHY LETZRING	DIRECTOR (AS OF JULY)	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
CESAR MALDONADO	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ANTHONY MUNROE	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
CARLOS SANTIAGO	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
DAVID SCHMIDT	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
CYNTHIA SPIERS	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
CATHERINE WEHLBURG	DIRECTOR (AS OF JULY)	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
LORI WILLIAMS	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
LESTER NEWMAN	MEMBER AT LARGE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
CYNTHIA JACKSON-HAMMOND	PRESIDENT	50.00	Officer	$422,586	$72,164	$494,750
JAN FRIIS	SENIOR VP FOR GOVT AFFAIRS	35.00	Key Emp	$242,616	$41,867	$284,483
LORETTA WALDRON	VP FOR RECOGNITION SERVICES	35.00	Key Emp	$167,849	$34,047	$201,896
MICHELLE CLAVILLE	VP FOR RESEARCH AND POLICY ANALYSIS	35.00	Key Emp	$173,687	$21,524	$195,211
JAHAN CULBREATH	DIRECTOR OF FED RELATIONS	35.00	Highest	$118,899	$27,021	$145,920
KATHLEEN FORD	WEBSITE AND TECH MANAGER	35.00	Highest	$114,448	$26,487	$140,935

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	No data	No data	No data	No data
2024	$3,654,707	$3,506,825	$8,600,652	$147,882
2023	$3,529,390	$3,291,639	$8,585,854	$237,751
2022	$3,380,749	$3,194,277	$8,330,928	$186,472
2020	$3,073,204	$3,506,065	$6,782,453	$-432,861
2019	$3,383,890	$3,747,042	$6,885,007	$-363,152
2018	$3,436,788	$3,322,974	$7,072,550	$113,814

COUNCIL FOR HIGHER EDUCATION ACCREDITATION